Picking a Walt Disney World hotel can sometimes feel almost as important as choosing which parks to visit. After spending thousands of dollars on a vacation, most guests want somewhere they can come back to after a long park day, relax, grab dinner, and enjoy the atmosphere. Construction walls, unavailable areas, and the possibility of daytime noise probably aren’t part ...

Walt Disney World guests have less than a month left to use a park feature that has been around for more than eight years. Disney is officially retiring the Play Disney Parks app on September 16, 2026, bringing an end to a service that launched alongside Toy Story Land and eventually became a much bigger part of the experience inside ...

Getting around Walt Disney World is usually one of the easier parts of staying at a Disney Resort hotel. Guests can leave the car behind and rely on Disney transportation to move between their hotel, the theme parks, and other destinations around the property. But guests staying at two popular EPCOT-area resorts just lost one of those transportation options. Credit: ...

The 2026 D23 Ultimate Disney Fan Event brought historic news to Walt Disney World, but none more nostalgic than the updates to Walt Disney’s Carousel of Progress. Magic Kingdom’s legendary rotating theater is officially undergoing an extensive reimagining. Recently, Disney Imagineers revealed groundbreaking new details about the upcoming overhaul, proving they are honoring the ride’s legacy while charting a breathtaking ...

Magic Kingdom is getting closer to bringing back a piece of Fantasyland that has been unavailable to guests for months. Big Top Souvenirs, the massive circus-themed merchandise location inside Storybook Circus, has been undergoing an extensive refurbishment. While Disney still hasn’t announced an official reopening date, the latest changes around the building suggest that wait may finally be nearing its ...

Disney just confirmed something Expedition Everest fans have waited years to hear. The Yeti is finally going to move again. Disney revealed during D23 that it plans to repair the massive Yeti figure inside Expedition Everest at Disney’s Animal Kingdom. The figure has remained stationary for years, with lighting and strobe effects creating the illusion of movement as trains race ...

A Disney World vacation often comes down to timing. Guests plan dining reservations, Lightning Lane selections, transportation, and even where they want to stand before the parks officially open. But anyone heading to EPCOT during one major weekend this October will need to make an adjustment. Disney’s currently posted operating calendar shows EPCOT opening later than normal on two days ...

EPCOT is about to enter another major period of change, but Disney fans hoping to know exactly when those changes will happen are going to have to be patient. During the Horizons: Disney Experiences Showcase at D23 on Saturday night, Disney confirmed major plans for two of EPCOT’s most recognizable attractions. Spaceship Earth will receive an extensive reimagining, while Figment ...

For a few minutes Saturday night, Disney World fans had every reason to think Space Mountain might finally be next. Disney held its major parks presentation at D23, unveiling a wave of announcements about attractions coming to Disney destinations around the world. And Space Mountain actually became part of the conversation. Twice. Credit: Erica Lauren, Inside the Magic Disney revealed ...

Walt Disney World rarely stays the same for long, and September 2026 is shaping up to be another month when guests will notice some significant differences around the resort. Some changes involve experiences disappearing as summer comes to an end. Others involve temporary closures that could affect dining plans or entire park days. At the same time, Disney is preparing ...